A Weekend Away

One day my little one and I were cuddling quietly on the sofa. After a while I was asked, “Mom, are you happy at me?” My eyes filled with tears and I cannot even describe the feeling in my heart. “Of course Angel. You have no idea how happy I am to have you in my life. From the time I found out I was pregnant I was excited to have you in my life. My angel snuggled even closer, and I could feel it in my soul that love was felt in my angels heart. We all have a great need to belong, to be loved and accepted. We all need people to do life with, friends to accompany us on the pilgrimage of life. One of the things we are all hungry for is connection. We are also hungry for community. But we live in a time of empty connections and shadow communities. we connect with people online, but that’s not a real connection. We join communities online, but these are pretend communities that don’t come close to fulfilling the legitimate needs we have. The only thing these online connections and communities prove is that as human beings we have an incredible need and hunger for meaningful interaction with each other. We want you to think about how you can have 100 times more impact over the next 15 years than you did over the past fifteen years. Our best friends encourage and challenge us to become the best version of ourselves. They don’t let us waste our lives and they push us to serve powerfully. Who in your circle is God calling you to encourage or challenge to become a better version of themselves?